Soon most of the information seen on www.ridepatco.org website will be in a great mobile format. It's not an APP so there is no need to download anything - it is a mobile version of the website. When a user accesses the website from a mobile device, the website will re-direct them to the mobile version.
Very soon PATCO will launch a newly designed mobile website. The new site will be an easy read on your android or smart phone.
Soon most of the information seen on www.ridepatco.org website will be in a great mobile format. It's not an APP so there is no need to download anything - it is a mobile version of the website. When a user accesses the website from a mobile device, the website will re-direct them to the mobile version.
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By: Chad Brooks, BusinessNewsDaily Contributor; August 7, 2013
Commuters who trade in their car for a pair of comfortable shoes will do more than just save money on gas, new research finds. A study by researchers at Imperial College London and University College London discovered that people who walk to work are roughly 40 percent less likely to have diabetes compared with those who drive to work. Using data from a survey of 20,000 people across the U.K., researchers examined how various health indicators were associated with people's method of getting to work. They found that people who cycled, walked and used public transportation were less likely to be overweight compared with those who drove or took a taxi. Additionally, employees who walked to work were 17 percent less likely to have high blood pressure compared with people who drove to work. "This study highlights that building physical activity into the daily routine by walking, cycling or using public transport to get to work is good for personal health," said Anthony Laverty, of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London. The researchers said employees can reduce their risk of developing serious health problems, such as heart attacks, by using a form of transportation other than a car. The study showed that 19 percent of working-age adults who use private transportation — including cars, motorbikes or taxis — to get to work were obese, compared with 15 percent of those who walked and 13 percent of those who rode a bike. The study also found wide variations in the modes of transportation used in different parts of the U.K. "The variations between regions suggest that infrastructure and investment in public transportation, walking and cycling can play a large role in encouraging healthy lives, and that encouraging people out of the car can be good for them as well as the environment," Laverty said. The study's findings were recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Original article appears on BusinessNewsDaily.com. Work to take place between August 3rd and 11th.
Due to overhead wire, track and station improvement projects, SEPTA Trolley Routes 11, 13, 34 and 36 will not operate in the Center City tunnel from 10 p.m. on Friday, August 2 through 12:01 a.m. on Monday, August 12. Trolley service will begin and end at 40th and Market Streets. The repair work will not affect SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line and passengers can use the Market-Frankford Line for travel to and from Center City. Shuttle buses currently being used in place of Route 10 trolleys for the Lancaster Avenue track renewal project will travel to and from 40th and Filbert Streets instead of 33rd and Market Streets. Passengers can transfer to the Market-Frankford Line at 40th and Market Streets for travel to and from Center City. During the closure, SEPTA's in-house Engineering, Maintenance & Construction crews will work around-the-clock on key maintenance and construction tasks to improve service reliability. The major portion of this work entails replacing approximately 10,000 feet of worn overhead wire and 2,500 feet of ceiling trough (the assembly system that attaches the overhead wire to the tunnel ceiling and provides insulated protection between the power line and the ceiling). "We use the tunnel almost 24 hours a day, which means we have very limited opportunities to obtain track outages for extensive repair work," said SEPTA Deputy General Manager Jeff Knueppel. "We are taking advantage of this time to complete several projects that will improve our trolley service through the tunnel." Other work that will be completed during the trolley closure includes replacing worn track components and completing regular track maintenance throughout the tunnel; replacing worn components on key track switches near 34th Street and conducting routine maintenance; and performing maintenance tasks at stations and key stairways. In addition to the SEPTA crews, third-party contractors will utilize the tunnel closure to perform construction tasks as part of the Dilworth Plaza Reconstruction Project. For more information, including Market-Frankford Line schedules, please contact SEPTA Customer Service at 215-580-7800 or by visiting http://www.septa.org/cs/ |
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